Find out more about the new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that discusses subjects related to open educational resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOCs). New advancements in e-learning technology are empowering humans in all parts of the world to participate in online courses. These online MOOC courses are generally free but do not lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that online education institutions are dealing with today because online learning technology is advancing so swiftly. How can we certify that the training provided by these massive open online courses is decent? How can learners be assured that lecturers are properly credentialed to teach MOOCs? What strategies are being used by organizations like Hong Kong to conduct these MOOC courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are optimal? How can teachers deal with inadequate student motivation and high learner attrition?

As e-learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing desire to better understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders want to gain more knowledge about the outcomes of these compelling new open education endeavours. Public servants want to better understand how massively open online courses can be made better. To handle this expanding demand for details the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massively open online courses and other open educational resource topics. This book also discusses the key controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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